Health

A SINGING doctor is wowing the youngest of hospital patients and their families with his vocal talents.

Patients are still being asked to avoid attending Raigmore Hospital if at all possible due to increased demand in admissions.

EMBATTLED bosses at NHS Highland came under fresh pressure after it emerged that bullying claims in the organisation were raised as long ago as 2007.

Admission to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness are being delayed due to a significant number of unwell patients being received over the last few days.

Audit Scotland has called into question NHS Highland's capacity to make the "urgent and major changes" it says are required.

A MUM claims she was told not once, but twice, her now four-month-old baby was not “viable” during her pregnancy.

NHS Highland staff who are returning after the October break are being encouraged to get their flu jabs if they have not already done so.

A SON whose football legend dad was diagnosed with dementia wasn't surprised that research showed a higher incidence of dementia among former players.

A CAITHNESS mother has claimed she was left in excruciating pain after travelling to hospital in Inverness to give birth.

A FREE lecture on encouraging and supporting people to lead physically active lives is to be held in Inverness.

A senior carer who worked at Elmgrove House Care Home has been struck off for abusing residents.

AN Inverness care home with 23 residents is facing urgent court action to close it down.

A FORMER Inverness Courier journalist will introduce a new campaign film by Alzheimer Scotland which will be screened in the city.

Work to convert outside spaces at Raigmore Hospital has reached a significant stage with the completion of its 30ft Nessie centrepiece.

Dozens of elite Highland blood and platelet donors have been thanked by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS).

A duo of speech and language therapists will provide information about stammering at a stand in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness tomorrow.

A HIGHLAND MSP has urged people to get behind a crowdfunding plea for a purpose-built pod so that a terminally-ill boy can remain at home.

A new scanner at Raigmore Hospital will allow better assessment of patients’ liver health.

Ann Clark has been appointed vice chairwoman of the NHS Highland.

THE hunt for a new NHS Highland chairperson has started again.